During Governor Dukakis’s 90th Birthday Celebration held on November 2, 2023, at Harvard University Loeb House and organized by the Boston Global Forum (BGF), an exciting and innovative initiative was unveiled. BGF, in collaboration with the Active Inference...
[Horizon Search] Celebrating a Milestone in AI Governance: Michael Dukakis’s 90th and Amma’s World Peace and Security Award
Originally published by Horizon Search on November 10, 2023. The Boston Global Forum honored its Chair, Governor Michael Dukakis, on his 90th birthday at Harvard University's Loeb House, where a select group of dignitaries gathered to express their appreciation and...
Abe Declares NK’s Nuclear Program Suspension to be “Forward Motion”
While in the U.S. to meet with President Trump, Japanese PM Shinzo Abe spoke about North Korea's announcement that it has stopped its nuclear weapons tests, declaring the news to be "forward motion" but warning that this does not guarantee peace in the region. "But...
An Emotional AI
A Chinese tech company, Huawei, is developing artificial intelligence that they believe could read human emotions. The AI would be used in smartphone virtual assistants (think SIRI) and would upgrade them to be more emotionally interactive. Currently such technology...
The Backlash Against AI Weapons
The Pentagon has been forming new partnerships in Silicon Valley, but not everyone is on board. After it was revealed that Google was assisting the U.S. Defense Department in creating AI software for drone target recognition, in what was dubbed Project Maven, Google...
The United Kingdom Seeks a Different Kind of AI Leadership
Another country has announced its ambitions for AI leadership: The United Kingdom. Earlier this week, the House of Lords are calling for British leadership in the ethics of artificial intelligence. Their report, titled AI in the UK: Ready, willing, and able?, states...
The 2018 BGF-G7 Summit Conference
This Wednesday, April 25th, Boston Global Forum will host its annual BGF-G7 Summit Conference. This year's issue is artificial intelligence, which BGF has been working on through Artificial Intelligence World Society, a collaboration between BGF, MDI, Club de Madrid,...
AIWS 7-Layer Model to Build Next Generation Democracy
At the 2018 BGF-G7 Summit Conference, scheduled Wednesday, April 25, we will be introducing our AIWS 7-Layer Model to Build Next Generation Democracy. The model is a result of collaboration between our Artificial Intelligence World Society initiative and the Club de...